In response to the observed higher burden of severe COVID-19 cases among children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), Lilly Verhagen (paediatrician – infectious diseases & immunology subspecialist at the Radboudumc and Stellenbosch University) and Marieke van der Zalm (paediatrician and associate professor at Stellenbosch University) initiated a hospital-based cohort study in March 2020. The aim is to comprehensively characterize the clinical manifestations, immunological responses, transmission dynamics, and respiratory outcomes of respiratory tract infections in pediatric populations residing in LMICs.
In addition to the routine collection of clinical data for pediatric respiratory tract infection cases at Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa, the team prospectively enrols children for more extensive data collection and sampling with a primary focus on the respiratory mucosal immune system.
Learn more at COVID-Kids | Lilly Verhagen.
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